Title :
Interferometric noise for a single interferer: comparison between theory and experiment
Author :
Cornwell, W.D. ; Andonovic, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The calculation of power penalty owing to interferometric noise arising from a single incoherent interferer is performed using its probability distribution function. It is shown that good agreement between theory and experimental results exists. It is then confirmed that for 16 or more interferers a Gaussian approximation to interferometric noise is valid
Keywords :
Gaussian distribution; interference (signal); light interferometry; optical fibre networks; optical noise; probability; Gaussian approximation; incoherent interferer; interferometric noise; power penalty; probability distribution function; single interferer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961006
